The Sick Gaze
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Five Public Health Updates You Should Know
In honor of Thank You Public Health Day, here are five public health updates you should know! This episode was recorded over a month ago. Although a temporary funding bill was passed and signed into law on November 12, 2025, ending the governme...
Hysterical Histories: Unhinged Medical Myths about Womens Bodies
Welcome to The Sick Gaze Podcast! In this episode, we time-travel through centuries of wild medical myths, questionable “treatments,” and deeply rooted biases that have shaped women’s healthcare as we know it.From the ancient id...
My Experience with Chronic Illness
Hi everyone, and welcome to this quick episode. I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and share some of my journey with chronic illness. I live with rheumatoid arthritis and hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, two conditions that have t...
Forging Your Own Path While Being Chronically Ill with Hailey Hudson
In this episode, I sit down with medical writer Hailey Hudson, who first began experiencing symptoms of hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in her teens. By her twenties, her condition had progressed to the point where she could not eat without ...
Not Rare, Just Ignored: When Conditions Aren't on the Curriculum with Ada Port
For years, Ada Port moved through the healthcare system without a diagnosis, despite living with persistent and life-altering symptoms. Without a clear explanation, it was difficult to speak about her experience, especially when her pain ...